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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Happy Birthday Terry!!!!

In my family, this time of year is known as birthday season. It starts in early December with my brother-in-law Brent’s birthday and ends on January 24th with my Mom’s birthday. In between the following people have birthdays: My Dad, Mary Ruth, my 2nd cousin Avery, my Uncle George, my sister-in-law Terry (more on her later), me, and my niece Meredith (I think I got everyone). Which reminds me… I would not be me if I did not pause here to wish my favorite sister-in-law a

HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY! 40 years old. Forty. 4 decades. XL. 40. The Big 4-0. Goodbye 30s... Hello 40s. WOW!!!!!!!!!!

Of course, I also have to take a second to point out that her husband (my brother) is still only in his 30s. Hey... does this make her a “cougar”? Hmm....

So what was going on in the world 40 years ago you ask? Here are just a few things I found on Wikipedia...

The first episode of All My Children was broadcast on ABC.

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in Super Bowl IV

Diana Ross & The Supremes perform their farewell concert at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas

Black Sabbath’s debut album Black Sabbath is released.

The Who: Live at Leeds is recorded

The complete New English Bible is published

President Richard Nixon signed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, banning cigarette TV ads in the US starting on January 1, 1971

American Motors Corporation introduced the Gremlin

Paul McCartney announced that the Beatles have disbanded

Apollo 13 is launched (with Tom Hanks, the guy from Footloose, and someone else were on it)

Kent State shootings happen

The last Beatles album (Let It Be) is released

1970 FIFA World Cub is inaugurated in Mexico

President Nixon signed a measure lowering the voting age to 18

The US gets its first female generals

Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh opened

Jimi Hendrix died

Janis Joplin died

Before I go, it’s also worth noting that today is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. If you don’t know who that is, go back to where you came from.
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